Red Bull Rampage 2012

Back in 2001, the Red Bull Rampage concept was conceived to serve one of the fringes of the blossoming mountain-bike movement. There were riders -- courageous, driven and a little crazy -- who were at once exploring new terrain, testing their own limitations and defining a new genre of the sport, and their riding style was not represented at all in competition. Freeride mountain biking was rapidly evolving with every insane drop and first descent, and Red Bull Rampage was on board to help push it even harder.

The inaugural event was a landmark in the sport's history and was followed by three more through 2004. If you won Red Bull Rampage -- or even survived the weekend with all your bones intact -- your reputation as a bad ass on two wheels was unassailable. Unlike events with a defined course and familiar obstacles, Red Bull Rampage let the riders determine their own route down treacherous cliffs; the more creative and risky the line, the better the score.

OCTOBER 6 -- Saturday

OCTOBER 7 -- Super Sunday Finals

The 25 qualified athletes will be given two runs and the winner will be crowned from the best overall run scored.

9:30 a.m.

Athletes to top of start

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Finals -- Run 1

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Break

2:00 p.m.

Athletes to top of start

2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Finals -- Run 2

Awards to immediately follow the competition at the event site.

Red Bull Rampage Live Webcast:

Red Bull Rampage will be streaming live globally on Sunday October 7 starting at 1:00 p.m. MT / 9:00 p.m. CET. There is no geo-block of any kind, allowing you to watch the stream as it happens on both redbullusa.com/rampage and redbullsignatureseries.com.

US audiences will also be able to see all the best action highlights shot in HD on NBC on Saturday, December 8 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Global audiences will be able to watch the NBC highlight program on demand 24 hours after the show.

Kick off a fantastic weekend of mountain biking by viewing Red Bull Joyride on NBC as part of the Red Bull Signature Series on Saturday, October 6th at 1:30pm ET.

Minutes after claiming the 2012 Red Bull Rampage title, Kurt Sorge talks to us about his mindset coming into the event, as well as finding his line and the advantages of having his homies with him on...